title: Umbilical perforation: a rare complication of entriculoperitoneal shunt.
abstract: A female baby of one-and-a-half-year old presented with extrusion of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt through umbilicus. On exploration, the urachal remnant was found perforated by VP shunt and the tube exteriorized through umbilicus. Child was managed successfully with excision of urachal remnant, removal of VP shunt, antibiotic treatment and re-insertion of shunt.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Hyderabad. nckella@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nandlal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kella
authors.forename: Prem Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Rathi
authors.forename: Mohammad Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Qureshi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014472:Umbilicus; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*